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PRACTICING AS A POSTMODERN SUPERVISOR
Author(s) -
Ungar Michael
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of marital and family therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.868
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1752-0606
pISSN - 0194-472X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1752-0606.2006.tb01588.x
Subject(s) - postmodernism , supervisor , narrative , session (web analytics) , strict constructionism , psychotherapist , psychology , sociology , epistemology , engineering ethics , psychoanalysis , computer science , political science , philosophy , engineering , law , linguistics , world wide web
In this article, aspects of postmodern supervision are explored that highlight the blurring of boundaries that occurs between the multiple roles performed by supervisors. An approach to supervision is detailed that shows how a supervisor who navigates between roles can assist supervisees in constructing identities congruent with the stories they tell about themselves as successful therapists. Six of the many possible roles that supervisors play are illustrated through dialogue taken from a group supervision session. In the last part of this article, concepts that inform a postmodern approach to supervision, borrowed from the literature on narrative and constructionist therapy, are discussed.